exploitation

英 [ekspl??'te??(?)n] 美[,?kspl??'te??n]
  • n. 開(kāi)發(fā)，開(kāi)采；利用；廣告推銷

英英釋意

1. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful;
"the development of Alaskan resources"
"the exploitation of copper deposits"
2. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly);
"capitalistic exploitation of the working class"
"paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"